Clea DuVall
- Acting
- September 25, 1977 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (born September 25, 1977) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. She is known for her appearances in the films The Faculty (1998), She's All That; But I'm a Cheerleader; Girl, Interrupted (all 1999); Identity, 21 Grams (both 2003), The Grudge (2004), Zodiac (2007), Conviction (2010), and Argo (2012). On television, she played Sofie in Carnivàle (2003–2005), Audrey Hanson in Heroes (2006–2007), Wendy Peyser in American Horror Story: Asylum (2012–2013), Emma Borden in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015), Lara Cruz in Better Call Saul (2015–2017), Marjorie in Veep (2016–2019), and Sylvia in The Handmaid's Tale (2018–2022). In 2016, DuVall made her feature directorial debut with The Intervention, which she also wrote and co-produced. Her next project as director was Happiest Season in 2020. DuVall was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father, Steph DuVall, is also an actor. Her forename derives from the novel Clea by Lawrence Durrell. She once worked in a coffee shop and studied at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.
Known for
Filmography
- Swiped · Charlotte
- Poker Face · Emily Cale, Director
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen · Self
- High School · Director, Teleplay
- The First Lady · Tommy
- HouseBroken · Twinkle (Voice), Writer
- Happiest Season · Director, Story
- Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine · Thanks
- Looking for Alaska · Director
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Romanoffs · Patricia Callahan
- All About Nina · Paula
- Searching · Thanks
- The Handmaid's Tale · Sylvia
- Heaven's Floor · Julia
- Zen Dog · Marlene Meeks
- The Intervention · Jessie, Director
- Take My Wife · Audience Member
- Addicted to Fresno · Regina
- Shelter · Petra
- MA / DDY · Dana
- The Lizzie Borden Chronicles · Emma Borden
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Better Call Saul · Dr. Lara Cruz
- Jackie & Ryan · Virginia
- In Security · Lena, Executive producer
- Lizzie Borden Took an Ax · Emma Borden
- Broad City · Lesley Marnel
- Argo · Cora Lijek
- The Newsroom · Lilly Hart
- Veep · Marjorie Palmiotti
- American Horror Story · Wendy Peyser
- New Girl · Camilla
- And Baby Will Fall · Melinda
- Conviction · Brenda Marsh
- The Event · Maya
- Lez Chat · Librarian
- Virtuality · Sue Parsons
- Virtuality
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- Lie to Me · Michelle Russell
- The Killing Room · Kerry Isalano
- Passengers · Shannon
- The Watch · Cassie
- Itty Bitty Titty Committee · Singer (uncredited)
- Private Practice · Natasha
- Anamorph · Sandy Strickland
- Saving Grace · Maura Darrell
- Ten Inch Hero · Jen
- Zodiac · Linda del Buono
- Two Weeks · Katrina
- Heroes · Audrey Hanson
- Out There · Billy
- Top Chef · Self
- Bones · McKenna Grant
- Fathers and Sons · Laura (uncredited)
- Grey's Anatomy · Jennifer Robinson
- Numb3rs · Melanie Bailey
- The Grudge · Jennifer Williams
- Helter Skelter · Linda Kasabian
- 21 Grams · Claudia
- Carnivàle · Sofie
- Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show · Self
- Identity · Ginny
- CSI: Miami · Lyla Moore
- The Slaughter Rule · Skyla Sisco
- The Laramie Project · Amanda Gronich
- Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars · Self
- How to Make a Monster · Laura
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing · Beatrice
- Ghosts of Mars · Bashira Kincaid
- See Jane Run · Jane
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Abigail Spencer
- The Fugitive · Lynette Hennessy
- Wildflowers · Cally
- But I'm a Cheerleader · Graham
- Committed · Mimi
- Bear to the Right · Waitress
- Girl, Interrupted · Georgina
- Popular · Wanda Rickets